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In the past five to ten years, there have been many new and helpful coating and processing technologies made available to the automotive engineer. The most common of the current technologies include vacuum metallizing systems for headlamp and taillamp reflectors. Accompanying the reflectors are plastic lenses coated with scratch resistant coatings to protect and sustain the assemblies. Included also are turn signal housings, claddings and moldings, all of which require coating protection. Sound engineering and processing are most important for producing quality products. U.V. curable coatings require certain radiation dosages to afford proper cure, and thus dictate input from engineering, processors, equipment and coatings suppliers in order to do the job adequately. Contemporary automotive manufacturing demands the marriage of all constituents to insure that “Quality is Job 1.”